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Mihaela Peneș

1947 - 2024

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Mihaela Peneș (22 July 1947 – 29 August 2024) was a Romanian javelin thrower. She competed at the 1964 and 1968 Olympics and won a gold and a silver medal, respectively. Peneș first trained in swimming, handball and basketball, and changed to athletics because of her mother, a former athlete. In 1963, she won the national junior championships, setting a national record in the javelin throw, and since 1964 competed as a senior. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Mihaela Peneș is the 130th most popular athlete (up from 296th in 2019), the 177th most popular biography from Romania (up from 272nd in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Romanian Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Mihaela Peneș ranks 130 out of 6,025. Before her are Ed Gordon, Henrik Sjöberg, Shizo Kanakuri, Esther Brand, Eric Lemming, and Don Thompson. After her are Oscar Swahn, Robert Garrett, Karl Staaf, Ferenc Mohácsi, Ralph Craig, and Theagenes of Thasos.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1947, Mihaela Peneș ranks 240. Before her are Patricia Krenwinkel, Massiel, Jügderdemidiin Gürragchaa, Pauline Moran, Michel Sogny, and Jiro Taniguchi. After her are Patrice Leconte, Kjell Magne Bondevik, David Helfgott, Novruz Mammadov, Laurie Anderson, and Daishiro Yoshimura. Among people deceased in 2024, Mihaela Peneș ranks 175. Before her are Helena Rojo, Klaus Wolfermann, John Amos, Neophyte of Bulgaria, Vladimir Aksyonov, and Vyacheslav Zudov. After her are Brian Mulroney, Daniel Revenu, Abdulah Sidran, Jacques Roubaud, Ethel Kennedy, and Christoph Daum.

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In Romania

Among people born in Romania, Mihaela Peneș ranks 177 out of 844. Before her are Crin Antonescu (1959), Lucien Goldmann (1913), Octavian Goga (1881), Nicholas Alexander of Wallachia (null), Ana Blandiana (1942), and Constantin Prezan (1861). After her are Simon Hollósy (1857), Serge Klarsfeld (1935), Maia Morgenstern (1962), Ilie Verdeț (1925), Marcel Iureș (1951), and Ion C. Brătianu (1821).

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Among ATHLETES In Romania

Among athletes born in Romania, Mihaela Peneș ranks 2. Before her are Iolanda Balaș (1936). After her are Ecaterina Oancia (1954), Ivan Patzaichin (1949), István Somodi (1885), Gheorghe Berceanu (1949), Maricica Puică (1950), Dumitru Pârvulescu (1933), Argentina Menis (1948), Doina Melinte (1956), Lajos Steiner (1903), and Ion Panțuru (1934).

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